ISAAC MAIMON CAFÉ PARASOL SERIGRAPH - LIMITED EDITION 27/300

A VIBRANT AND CHARACTERFUL SERIGRAPH DEPICTING A LIVELY CAFÉ SCENE BENEATH COLOURFUL PARASOLS, EXECUTED IN THE DISTINCTIVE EXPRESSIONIST STYLE OF ISAAC MAIMON. THE COMPOSITION CAPTURES A MOMENT OF LEISURE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION, WITH ELEGANTLY RENDERED FIGURES IN FASHIONABLE DRESS ARRANGED BENEATH STRIPED AND PATTERNED PARASOLS IN JEWEL TONES OF PURPLE, BLUE, RED, AND GOLD. THE ARTIST'S BOLD USE OF COLOUR AND DYNAMIC LINE WORK CREATES A SENSE OF MOVEMENT AND JOIE DE VIVRE CHARACTERISTIC OF MID-CENTURY MODERNIST PRINTMAKING.

IDENTIFICATION AND ATTRIBUTION:
- ARTIST: ISAAC MAIMON
- TITLE: CAFÉ PARASOL
- MEDIUM: COLOUR SERIGRAPH (SCREEN PRINT)
- EDITION: 27/300
- SIGNATURE: SIGNED IN PENCIL LOWER RIGHT MARGIN
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1960S-1970S
- ORIGIN: EUROPEAN

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 42 CM (IMAGE)
- WIDTH: 56 CM (IMAGE)
- FRAMED DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY 65 CM HEIGHT X 75 CM WIDTH

CONDITION: THE SERIGRAPH ITSELF IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH EXCELLENT COLOUR VIBRANCY AND NO TEARS OR CREASING TO THE PAPER. THE MATTING DISPLAYS MINOR AGE-RELATED FOXING SPOTS AND SLIGHT DISCOLOURATION CONSISTENT WITH DECADES OF DISPLAY. THE DARK WOOD FRAME SHOWS SURFACE WEAR AND MINOR FINISH LOSS. THE WORK IS GLAZED WITH CLEAR GLASS, WHICH SHOWS MINOR DUST ACCUMULATION BUT NO CRACKS OR DAMAGE. THE VERSO LABEL INDICATES INSTITUTIONAL PROVENANCE (CATALOGUE NUMBER 31094).

PRESENTATION: THE PRINT IS PROFESSIONALLY MATTED WITH DOUBLE MAT BOARD (WHITE INNER MAT WITH GOLD-TONED OUTER MAT) AND HOUSED IN A DARK WOOD FRAME WITH GILT INNER EDGE DETAIL. THE FRAMING IS SYMPATHETIC TO THE PERIOD AND STYLE OF THE WORK.

PROVENANCE: THE VERSO BEARS AN INSTITUTIONAL LABEL SUGGESTING MUSEUM OR GALLERY PROVENANCE, WITH CATALOGUE NUMBER 31094 AND LOCATION CODE 1666 VISIBLE. THIS INDICATES THE WORK HAS BEEN HELD IN A PROFESSIONAL COLLECTION.

ISAAC MAIMON'S SERIGRAPHS FROM THIS PERIOD ARE RECOGNISED FOR THEIR JOYFUL SUBJECT MATTER AND MASTERFUL COLOUR APPLICATION. LIMITED EDITION PRINTS FROM NUMBERED EDITIONS OF 300 REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT WORKS FROM THE ARTIST'S OUTPUT. THE CAFÉ PARASOL COMPOSITION EXEMPLIFIES THE MID-CENTURY MODERNIST CELEBRATION OF LEISURE AND SOCIAL LIFE, RENDERED WITH SOPHISTICATED COLOUR HARMONIES AND EXPRESSIVE LINE WORK.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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